The Present Indicative - Regular Verbs.

What are regular verbs? 

Regular verbs are those that follow a consistent pattern of conjugation across their entire verbal paradigm, meaning they conjugate in the same way following a set of fixed rules for each verb tense. This distinguishes them from irregular verbs, which alter their root or endings in certain tenses and persons.

Conjugations of regular verbs 

In Spanish, verbs are classified into three conjugations, based on the ending of the infinitive:

• First conjugation (-ar): like hablar, estudiar, saltar.

• Second conjugation (-er): like comer, beber, aprender.

• Third conjugation (-ir): like vivir, abrir, escribir.
  

Examples of conjugation 

Let’s see how these verbs are conjugated in the present indicative:

• First conjugation (-ar) 

Person	Example: amar
Yo	amo
Tú	amas
Él/Ella	ama
Nosotros/as	amamos
Vosotros/as	amáis
Ellos/as	aman

• Second conjugation (-er) 

Person	Example: comer
Yo	como
Tú	comes
Él/Ella	come
Nosotros/as	comemos
Vosotros/as	coméis
Ellos/as	comen

• Third conjugation (-ir) 

Person	Example: vivir
Yo	vivo
Tú	vives
Él/Ella	vive
Nosotros/as	vivimos
Vosotros/as	vivís
Ellos/as	viven

Exercise for your students.

Here is an exercise you can use in class to practice the conjugation of regular verbs. I have created a table with three columns, one for each conjugation. Each column has five verbs to practice.

Verbos -ar	Verbos -er	Verbos -ir
saltar	comer	vivir
bailar	aprender	escribir
caminar	beber	abrir
trabajar	correr	decidir
llamar	leer	partir